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four years ago could michelle obama ha pulledff n' fire? >> i have a little bit of a soft spot for political wives. it's hard to watch someone white use who you're in love with be in a struggle that is a r t and i even like the fact that a political wife in this case is speaking her mind rather than being fully managed by the campaign atll times. think many of us are frustrated by how political wives sometimes get completely managed in atdo think michelle obama could have gotten away with these kinds of expressions of anger and irritation about how her husband was treated? no, i don't thinkso. i think we see clearly when michelle obama, before she was the first ,xp e just her pride about it, that she was very much taken to task that and she was also considered maybe a liability going forward. doesn't certainlyave the popularity factor that she has now back then. and the first lady, though, one is championed for school nutrition as part of her "let's move" campaign. they put out this parody called we are hungry. and ey'vle h new eva perron.
four years ago could michelle obama ha pulledff n' fire? >> i have a little bit of a soft spot for political wives. it's hard to watch someone white use who you're in love with be in a struggle that is a r t and i even like the fact that a political wife in this case is speaking her mind rather than being fully managed by the campaign atll times. think many of us are frustrated by how political wives sometimes get completely managed in atdo think michelle obama could have gotten away with...
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and michelle obama also and virginia. she has a two campaign stops, the first will happen in richmond. she will end up later today in fredericksburg. we have much more coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> thank you. 12:05. a sunny day. it looks like we will have to change soon. >> here in the belfort weather center we are looking at the fifth day of beautiful weather. all good things must come to an end. but enjoy the rest of the day. 76 degrees at dulles. 75 at reagan national. travel plans, it take you across the country, no problems. detroit, indianapolis, plenty of sunshine in the south and miami. our forecast closer to home -- temperatures should top off around 82 degrees. but tonight we could be looking at a couple showers. a cold front moves into the area. full detail and the extended outlook coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. an emotional service this morning as the nation remembered astronaut neil armstrong. the worst -- the first man to walk on the moon. many went to the national cathedral. that is where w
and michelle obama also and virginia. she has a two campaign stops, the first will happen in richmond. she will end up later today in fredericksburg. we have much more coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> thank you. 12:05. a sunny day. it looks like we will have to change soon. >> here in the belfort weather center we are looking at the fifth day of beautiful weather. all good things must come to an end. but enjoy the rest of the day. 76 degrees at dulles. 75 at reagan national....
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they know men and women like michelle obama. they know men like barack obama. and they are not falling for it and they are the neadrethals. they are wondering, what cave did you come out of? >> ana marie, is this due to desperation that they are going back to the old dirty tricks and code words because they are losing and they've become desperate? >> i think so, al. i have to say, i want to be totally fair. people said some really nasty things about george bush when he was in office. there are pretty awful character turs of him. there's one significant thing, it did not have the racialress nans of him and that's a huge thing. here's one thing that i think they have in common. those things didn't really work. those slurs against george bush did not really work with the mass amount of people and i do not think that these things are working in part because we have grown as a country. we elected barack obama. that doesn't mean that we've seen the end of racism but it does mean that people my age, people a little younger than me don't have that same resonance becaus
they know men and women like michelle obama. they know men like barack obama. and they are not falling for it and they are the neadrethals. they are wondering, what cave did you come out of? >> ana marie, is this due to desperation that they are going back to the old dirty tricks and code words because they are losing and they've become desperate? >> i think so, al. i have to say, i want to be totally fair. people said some really nasty things about george bush when he was in...
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michelle obama does not talk about mitt romney. the white house says adamantly that michelle obama does not engage in politics that is not her role. she doesn't like doing it. she is very popular and they think that her engaging in politics would make her a little less popular. jon: so what is the job for the first lady then when she opens the convention with this speech? >> well you know ann romney, you referred to her a minute ago, had a much bigger lift a week ago than michelle obama had. no one really knew ann romney. in fact a lot of the american people and the electorate doesn't know that much about mitt romney. so ann romney's job was introduce herself and her husband and serve as a character witness. same way michelle obama is serving as a character witness. people understand and know president obama and her. so she is just there to serve as a validator to say, he has been working hard. he will continue to be working hard and she will validate him. jon: a reporter at "politico" named lois romano wrote a piece where she disc
michelle obama does not talk about mitt romney. the white house says adamantly that michelle obama does not engage in politics that is not her role. she doesn't like doing it. she is very popular and they think that her engaging in politics would make her a little less popular. jon: so what is the job for the first lady then when she opens the convention with this speech? >> well you know ann romney, you referred to her a minute ago, had a much bigger lift a week ago than michelle obama...
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here is a live look for the keynote speech will be given shortly by first lady michelle obama. we will have live on the starts in about 10 minutes. mitt romney and his wife found their 2010 tax returns yesterday. he paid a 14.1% tax rate. here is more about that. we will watch as much as we can tell our live coverage of michelle obama. >> this morning dealt with the release of tax and information from the ronnie's campaign. 13.7 coming in a combined income, giving it a 14.7 tax rate. 2.2 $5 million to charity deductions claimed it. $3.5 billion earned from warren -- it foreign countries. a $3,000 paid in foreign tax. $1.3 million paid in state income tax. if you go to politico's website, there is a story there saying that mitt romney's tax history is still fuzzy. what is fuzzy about the history? caller: one thing that is interesting is the campaign did not release tax returns before 2010, but they released a summary of the returns from 1992 through 2009. during that period mr. romney paid an average of 20%, but we do not know what he paid each year. we still do not have any kin
here is a live look for the keynote speech will be given shortly by first lady michelle obama. we will have live on the starts in about 10 minutes. mitt romney and his wife found their 2010 tax returns yesterday. he paid a 14.1% tax rate. here is more about that. we will watch as much as we can tell our live coverage of michelle obama. >> this morning dealt with the release of tax and information from the ronnie's campaign. 13.7 coming in a combined income, giving it a 14.7 tax rate. 2.2...
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while republicans dragged a chair onstage to conjure up an invisible president obama, michelle obama critiqued governor romney without mentioning his name, drawing sharp contrasts with her husband and creating a profile in negatives. >> barack's success isn't about how much money you make. it's about the difference you make in people's lives. we learned about honesty and integrity, that the truth matters, that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules. he's the same man who started his career by turning down high-paying jobs. the issues that come across a president's desk are always the hard ones. the problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the right answer. i have seen first-hand that being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> joining us now from charlotte, north carolina, is margaret carlson of bloomberg news. margaret, great to see you. before i get to you, i want to send a question over to our folks on set. senator bradley, someone who has in fact run for president, i want to ask you the question of michelle obam
while republicans dragged a chair onstage to conjure up an invisible president obama, michelle obama critiqued governor romney without mentioning his name, drawing sharp contrasts with her husband and creating a profile in negatives. >> barack's success isn't about how much money you make. it's about the difference you make in people's lives. we learned about honesty and integrity, that the truth matters, that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules. he's the same man...
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we have michelle obama to look forward tonight. >> yeah, michelle obama is going to again, i think remind people that she and the president, they came from humble beginnings, and they are the beneficiaries of the american dream -- >> stephanie: apparently you did not hear about the tuna fish and pasta that mitt romney and ann romney had to scrape by on. they had to sell stocks for god's sakes. >> the big lie of the romney campaign is this notion that somehow the president doesn't understand the american dream, when in fact the president is the greatest example of the american dream. and what the president wants to do is to make sure that that dream is available for other people so you don't have to have started on third base in order to make it in this country. make sure middle income folks and people working hard every day, they can make it just like he and michelle did and i think that's what you will be hearing. >> stephanie: you are not their strategy, neither am i, but they should probably stop trying to make the romneys seem like regular people, because it just gets more and more aw
we have michelle obama to look forward tonight. >> yeah, michelle obama is going to again, i think remind people that she and the president, they came from humble beginnings, and they are the beneficiaries of the american dream -- >> stephanie: apparently you did not hear about the tuna fish and pasta that mitt romney and ann romney had to scrape by on. they had to sell stocks for god's sakes. >> the big lie of the romney campaign is this notion that somehow the president...
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(laughter) and then the headliner, michelle "wait for it" obama. (laughter) oh, i wonder how she got that gig. crony capitalism, solyndra. (laughter) she came out and talked about the president's character, their life together, their children. meow, meow, meow. (laughter) i'm not going to get into a lot of details about her speech because it was very good. (laughter) jim? >> the first lady absolutely delivering here on everybody note. >> as you heard her delivery it was just masterful. >> i think this was... i think the speech of the convention. >> she knocked this house down. >> michelle obama's speech i thought was a brilliant speech, brilliantly delivered. but i didn't buy a line of it. (laughter). >> stephen: yes. brilliant speech, brilliantly delivered, but i don't buy a line of it. jimmy? cut me off a line of it. >> barack knows the american dream because he's lived it. and he wants... (cheers and applause) ... everyone in this country, everyone to have the same opportunity no matter who we are or where we're from or where what we look like o
(laughter) and then the headliner, michelle "wait for it" obama. (laughter) oh, i wonder how she got that gig. crony capitalism, solyndra. (laughter) she came out and talked about the president's character, their life together, their children. meow, meow, meow. (laughter) i'm not going to get into a lot of details about her speech because it was very good. (laughter) jim? >> the first lady absolutely delivering here on everybody note. >> as you heard her delivery it was...
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today, i saw more buttons with michelle obama's face than i thought the president's. is she real inspired people. i had people texting and tweeting all around the country, they said if barack obama was not on the ballot, she would write in michelle, she was a rock star. >> everyone i talked to in his world said he's been working on this for weeks reaching out to his former aides and speechwriters, this could be his last big, big convention speech. >> he's the only one of the eight former living presidents and vice presidents to show up at a convention this year. >> the first one ever to nominate a president. >> okay, george. we're going to take a break right now because when we come back, it begins some of the democratic heavy hitters about to take the stage and, of course, the countdown to former president bill clinton. >> announcer: abc news live coverage of the democratic national convention will continue in a moment. anncr: this casino's in west virginia. but it makes millions off marylanders every year. now they're running dishonest ads. why? because voting for q
today, i saw more buttons with michelle obama's face than i thought the president's. is she real inspired people. i had people texting and tweeting all around the country, they said if barack obama was not on the ballot, she would write in michelle, she was a rock star. >> everyone i talked to in his world said he's been working on this for weeks reaching out to his former aides and speechwriters, this could be his last big, big convention speech. >> he's the only one of the eight...
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so did julian castro and michelle obama. and bill the lesson that clint eastwood taught america if you are in a debate with an empty chair, you have got to win the debate. yeah, i guess that was the first debate of this election. [♪ theme music ♪] >> bill: hey, good morning, everybody, good to see you this morning, and welcome to the "full court press," on this wednesday september 5th, coming to you live on current tv all the way across this great land of ours again from charlotte, north carolina capitol of the democratic national convention, and day two of the democratic national convention. what a great night last night. julian castro, giving the keynote speech and michelle obama giving the most powerful speech of the night. we'll hear from elizabeth warren and vice president joe biden here tonight. what a difference between here and charlotte, and the lackluster event in tampa last week. we'll have randi weingarten. but first the current tv update from lisa ferguson. >> hi bill. good morning, everyone. the dny continu
so did julian castro and michelle obama. and bill the lesson that clint eastwood taught america if you are in a debate with an empty chair, you have got to win the debate. yeah, i guess that was the first debate of this election. [♪ theme music ♪] >> bill: hey, good morning, everybody, good to see you this morning, and welcome to the "full court press," on this wednesday september 5th, coming to you live on current tv all the way across this great land of ours again from...
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michelle obama is most important. the two most popular figures in the democratic party are michelle obama and bill clinton. it's no cept the surprise one id tonight and one is tomorrow night. i think it's important to communicate. it's been an advantage the president has and it's had over governor romney throughout this campaign, even inspite of the abc poll, until i see further evidence will consider a bit of anouan outlier and the presidens better liked than governor romney. and romney's own people, they will never be competitive at that level with president obama. if they're going to win this race, they have to win it onç other issues,ç the economy and his perceived confidence in business. >> woodruff: what about the most of the mayor of san antonio, not a national name, chosen to give the keynote address. >> there was a state governor from illinois more strings than castro just eight years ago. i think it highlights not the importance over sang tony or even the great state of texas of latinos and hispanic vote
michelle obama is most important. the two most popular figures in the democratic party are michelle obama and bill clinton. it's no cept the surprise one id tonight and one is tomorrow night. i think it's important to communicate. it's been an advantage the president has and it's had over governor romney throughout this campaign, even inspite of the abc poll, until i see further evidence will consider a bit of anouan outlier and the presidens better liked than governor romney. and romney's own...
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. >> michelle obama? >> down to earth. >> smart. >> role model. >> strong. >> role model to women. >> a liability. >> strong. >> asset. >> asset. >> hopeful. >> george allen? >> for that. >> confident. >> 0. >> loser. >> squandered. >> joke. >> do not like him. >> no opinion. >> barack obama? >> overly confident. >> passionate. >> strong. >> unrealistic. >> arrogant. >> unrealistic. >> hollow. >> getting there. >> respected. >> good talker. >> who said hollow? >> he speaks a good thing, but i want to see the action behind it. he had the entire congress behind him for two years, at what happened he had it. >> good communicator. >> paul ryan? >> needs to get his facts straight. >> pathological liar. >> smart. >> partisan. >> smart. >> good debater. >> math guy. >> smart. >> almost embarrassing to say we graduated from the same college. >> ann romney? >> too impressionable. >> a fighter. >> supportive. >> strong. >> survivor. >> no opinion. >> survivor. >> respecter. >> perfect wife. >> not a stepford wife.
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gana la presidencia nuevamente es en gran parte por el discurso de michelle obama. >>> muchas gracias a las 3 por estar aquí, al regresar tenemos a maría elena salinas con nancy pelossi, la líder de la minoría del congreso de los estados unidos >>> nancy pelosi es una de las mujeres más poderosas de estados unidos, es la líder de los demócratas en la cámara de representantes y en charlotte se sentó a conversar con maría elena salinas. >>> gracias por estar con nosotros hoy, el gobernador mitt romney, lo coloca a él con 30% de aprobación, como ustedes planean enfrentar esto. >>> tenemos mucha fe en cuanto a los proyectos propuestos del presidente barack obama para llevar el país adelante para respetar la diversidad de nuestro país, todos en nuestro país quieren hacer una reforma de educación, en cuanto a la inmigración en presidente ha dicho que tenemos que aprobar una reforma migratoria integral, en le próximo congreso, la cámara de representantes hemos aprobado el dream act, esa excelente legislación fue bloqueada por los republicanos en el senado, con una mejor c
gana la presidencia nuevamente es en gran parte por el discurso de michelle obama. >>> muchas gracias a las 3 por estar aquí, al regresar tenemos a maría elena salinas con nancy pelossi, la líder de la minoría del congreso de los estados unidos >>> nancy pelosi es una de las mujeres más poderosas de estados unidos, es la líder de los demócratas en la cámara de representantes y en charlotte se sentó a conversar con maría elena salinas. >>> gracias por estar...
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michelle obama's going to be the one who talks about the personal stuff. then vice president joe biden on thursday will talk about the thursday will talk about the president as commander in chief and his accomplishments. >> pelley: thank you, norah. you may recall mitt romney went to the convention hall last week to watch the well received speech of his wife, ann. well, president obama will not be here tonight. we asked nancy cordes to find out why. nancy? >> reporter: well, scott, it's because the first daughters have their first day of school today. in fact, the president's older daughter malia had her first day as a full fledged high school student. he stayed here to hold down the fort although when he was at a rally in norfolk, virginia, today he joked that perhaps the first lady's speech tonight will be better than his. >> you know, this is just like a relay and you start off with the fastest person. so i'm going to be at home. i'm going to be watching it with our girls. i am going to try not to let them see their daddy cry. because when michelle star
michelle obama's going to be the one who talks about the personal stuff. then vice president joe biden on thursday will talk about the thursday will talk about the president as commander in chief and his accomplishments. >> pelley: thank you, norah. you may recall mitt romney went to the convention hall last week to watch the well received speech of his wife, ann. well, president obama will not be here tonight. we asked nancy cordes to find out why. nancy? >> reporter: well, scott,...
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we heard from the star of the show, first lady, michelle obama. we'll show you the first lady, and the speeches, take a look. >> serving as your first lady is an honor and a privilege. but back when we first came together four years ago, i still had some concerns about this journey we had started. while i believed deeply in my husband's vision for this country, and i was certain he would make an extraordinary president, like any mother, i was worried about what it would mean for our girls if he got that chance. how will we keep them grounded under the glare of the national spotlight? how would they feel being unrooted from their school, their friends and the only home they had ever known? see, our life before moving to washington was filled with simple joys. saturdays at soccer games. sundays at grandmother's house. and a date night for barack obama and me was either date, dinner or a movie, because i couldn't stay awake for both. and the truth is, i loved the life we had built for our girls. and i deeply loved the man i had built that life with.
we heard from the star of the show, first lady, michelle obama. we'll show you the first lady, and the speeches, take a look. >> serving as your first lady is an honor and a privilege. but back when we first came together four years ago, i still had some concerns about this journey we had started. while i believed deeply in my husband's vision for this country, and i was certain he would make an extraordinary president, like any mother, i was worried about what it would mean for our girls...
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neil: you and for study michele obama, critics of both say each of you gave better speeches and your husband. what do you think of that? >> well, i don't know if i agree. i think my husband's was terrific. it was different. i mean, we obviously are talking about different things. you want to have more fun and more interesting, you might listen to the women speak because we have an opportunity to talk about family and personal things. if you have to listen to policy which is obviously not as entertaining, you would certainly think that in both cases. neil: do you get a sense in this race, mrs. romney, it always comes down to they have it made. now, in your convention speech you mentioned, it was not always that way. a lot of people have seized on your remarks. meet the press were you said, we have not had a financial struggle in our lives as if you didn't have a struggle. what you said in your speech about, you know, everything else the, it was not that bad. what is the real deal? what was it? >> unfortunately, you know more than anyone how profit can be because people think we have a
neil: you and for study michele obama, critics of both say each of you gave better speeches and your husband. what do you think of that? >> well, i don't know if i agree. i think my husband's was terrific. it was different. i mean, we obviously are talking about different things. you want to have more fun and more interesting, you might listen to the women speak because we have an opportunity to talk about family and personal things. if you have to listen to policy which is obviously not...
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michelle obama is most important. the two most popular figures in the democratic party are michelle obama and bill clinton. it's no cept the surprise one id tonight and one is tomorrow night. i think it's important to communicate. it's been an advantage the president has and it's had over governor romney throughout this campaign, even inspite of the abc poll, until i see further evidence will consider a bit of anouan outlier and the presidens better liked than governor romney. and romney's own people, they will never be competitive at that level with president obama. if they're going to win this race, they have to win it onç other issues,ç the economy and his perceived confidence in business. >> woodruff: what about the most of the mayor of san antonio, not a national name, chosen to give the keynote address. >> there was a state governor from illinois more strings than castro just eight years ago. i think it highlights not the importance over sang tony or even the great state of texas of latinos and hispanic vote
michelle obama is most important. the two most popular figures in the democratic party are michelle obama and bill clinton. it's no cept the surprise one id tonight and one is tomorrow night. i think it's important to communicate. it's been an advantage the president has and it's had over governor romney throughout this campaign, even inspite of the abc poll, until i see further evidence will consider a bit of anouan outlier and the presidens better liked than governor romney. and romney's own...
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it's getting ugly. >>> and first lady michelle obama's speech out on the fight for voting rights. you'll want to hear this one. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. >> this is the movement of our era, protecting that fundamental right, not just for this election but for the next generation and generations to come. >>> have you joined the "politicsnation" conversation on facebook yet? today our fans loved this photo of the president greeting this very excited make-a-wish child in the oval office. kodi says, i love how our president takings the time to make a child happy. a lot of people are still talking about mr. romney's comments, dismissing the 47% of the country. dave says, obama's running for president of the united states while romney is the divided states. we've got more on that next. we want to hear what you think, too. head over to facebook and search "politicsnation" and "like" us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chev
it's getting ugly. >>> and first lady michelle obama's speech out on the fight for voting rights. you'll want to hear this one. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. >> this is the movement of our era, protecting that fundamental right, not just for this election but for the next generation and generations to come. >>> have you joined the "politicsnation" conversation on facebook yet? today our fans loved this photo of the president greeting this...
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michelle obama told the personal story about the president. but these other speeches, this is throwing red meat at a salivating base. it gets this place rocking but the rest of the country is saying you don't like mitt romney's investments, you are saying they don't like women, i don't know about that. ann rom nip seems pretty normal. susana martinez seems like a great governor. but i can't get a job. we just hit $16 trillion in debt. my son went to college and he has loans and i don't know what we are going to do it's a substance-free convention. some of it conjured up with the pregnant paws and whispered tones. the fundraising goals you touched on with ed henry. that a devastating indictment of how far this campaign has moved right to the ideological left and left out the centrists who a majority of them show they don't want obama to get reelected. megyn: we saw a tightening in ohio. that has a high percentage of catholic votessers. the discussion on whether this war on women, abortion on demand. whether that was alienating some voters in oh
michelle obama told the personal story about the president. but these other speeches, this is throwing red meat at a salivating base. it gets this place rocking but the rest of the country is saying you don't like mitt romney's investments, you are saying they don't like women, i don't know about that. ann rom nip seems pretty normal. susana martinez seems like a great governor. but i can't get a job. we just hit $16 trillion in debt. my son went to college and he has loans and i don't know...
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. >> bill clinton and michelle obama. >> yes. >> where are you from? >> charlotte. >> all right. >> how you doing? >> are you fired up and ready to go? >> fired up and ready to go. i'm ready to go, al. i like that part of what you said -- wekeep them straight. >> tell me what you think is the most important thing. have you been watching the convention the whole time? what impressed you? >> bill clinton's speech. it was amazing. >> why was it amazing? >> because he said the truth. and because it touched the people. >> all right. how you doing? how much are you looking forward to the president? what do you want to hear from the president tonight? >> i just want him to encourage everybody to get out and vote and remind us he can't do this alone. that we have to help him. and get involved and everybody get registered to vote and get out and vote. >> do i think the president deserves four more years? >> he asked me do i think the president deserves four more years? of course! >> why do you think he deserves four more years? >> i think he has done a fantasti
. >> bill clinton and michelle obama. >> yes. >> where are you from? >> charlotte. >> all right. >> how you doing? >> are you fired up and ready to go? >> fired up and ready to go. i'm ready to go, al. i like that part of what you said -- wekeep them straight. >> tell me what you think is the most important thing. have you been watching the convention the whole time? what impressed you? >> bill clinton's speech. it was amazing....
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her message out about exercising and eating right, but that's michelle obama. what about the candidates themselves? are they looking at this as serious as it is? >> right. they both say that they are looking at it. so president obama has already mandated healthier school lunches, and his office says he wants to do even more to make school lunches healthier. of course there's the let's move campaign from his wife. we reached out to the romney campaign because we couldn't find anything on their website about obesity. and the campaign did not get back to us. but we did see that in 2007, romney said yes, we ought to have healthier school lunches, but he was very clear. he said i don't want the federal government to mandate that. i want states and local school systems to do that on their own. >> and then i'm reading in the local paper this morning, and it's all over the wires as well about kids in america eating too much salt. in fact, eating as much salt as we are, grown-ups. >> yes. and we are eating too much salt. so take a look at these numbers, and this kind of
her message out about exercising and eating right, but that's michelle obama. what about the candidates themselves? are they looking at this as serious as it is? >> right. they both say that they are looking at it. so president obama has already mandated healthier school lunches, and his office says he wants to do even more to make school lunches healthier. of course there's the let's move campaign from his wife. we reached out to the romney campaign because we couldn't find anything on...
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to name just a few-- first lady michelle obama. san antonio mayor julian castro. new york mayor corey booker. education secretary arne duncan. singer/songwriter james taylor. even the symbol of our country, the american flag. how could you betray me like that, flagworth. i should string you up on a pole. ( laughter ) folks, all of these people were on my show and, therefore, received the coveted colbert bump. and the success, the success of the dem convention can mean only one thing-- the bump has gone rogue. ( laughter ) i've lost control of it. now, folks, i prayed this day would never come, but evidently, even god was powerless to stop the bump. probably because he's never gotten it. come on my show, mr. god! ( cheers and applause ) now, answer my calls. never answers. now i know what you're thinking, stephen, you created the bump. surely you can take it away from these democrats. no, it's not that simple. you see, all bumps operate on the same frequency. it's just like wifi-- only you can't tuz to watch porn at starbucks. ( laughter ) to recall even one bump,
to name just a few-- first lady michelle obama. san antonio mayor julian castro. new york mayor corey booker. education secretary arne duncan. singer/songwriter james taylor. even the symbol of our country, the american flag. how could you betray me like that, flagworth. i should string you up on a pole. ( laughter ) folks, all of these people were on my show and, therefore, received the coveted colbert bump. and the success, the success of the dem convention can mean only one thing-- the bump...
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. >>> tonight secret weapon first lady michelle obama. we'll tell what you we learned about her very big speech. >>> and the president sets up a giant debate after he grades himself on his handling of the economy. what did he say? >>> end in sight, amid record-breaking prices at the pump. we have news of when gas prices will go down and how much. >>> silent heart attacks. millions of americans having heart attacks and they don't know it. tonight, the symptoms how to tell if you've had one and how to prevent more. >>> and when harry met alex. prince harry wears off after his racy photos with a cheeky 6-year-old. >> glad you got your clothes on, prince harry. >> how the prince tackled his tiny subject. >>> good evening from charlotte, north carolina. and this week, the democratic national convention, and as we come on the air tonight, not long from now on that stage. the first lady michelle obama will enter the arena to give a speech to millions of americans about her husband and the pressure is on. because a brand-new abc news/"washington
. >>> tonight secret weapon first lady michelle obama. we'll tell what you we learned about her very big speech. >>> and the president sets up a giant debate after he grades himself on his handling of the economy. what did he say? >>> end in sight, amid record-breaking prices at the pump. we have news of when gas prices will go down and how much. >>> silent heart attacks. millions of americans having heart attacks and they don't know it. tonight, the symptoms...
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they wanted to ask michelle obama, when barack obama gets off the stage, what do you say to him. >> i agree with you on that one. >> and former president bill clinton spoke to the convention and earned himself front page coverage in the new york times and probably a lot of other papers, with his speech. >> and some people even, i even saw some of the conservative blogs that that photo that you just showed, was of president clinton purposely trying to hide president obama's face. >> and i believe the gentleman next to you has that theory. >> you're right. and the guy is a showman. he knows what he's doing, and he could be in the theater. i mean, he's out there and doing 50 minutes with the president cooling his heels behind the curtain and comes out and hugs him and puts his face-- they do this in the movie, the big star gets the-- >> do you think he really tried to do that. >> absolutely. >> oh, really? >> we can agree that the coverage was a bit vaunted, but there's a media and the democrats this a very, very good and strong convention. >> but i do want to say this might have been he
they wanted to ask michelle obama, when barack obama gets off the stage, what do you say to him. >> i agree with you on that one. >> and former president bill clinton spoke to the convention and earned himself front page coverage in the new york times and probably a lot of other papers, with his speech. >> and some people even, i even saw some of the conservative blogs that that photo that you just showed, was of president clinton purposely trying to hide president obama's...
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michelle obama will be doing a similar thing. and her favor ability ratings, that's why she's on the cover of "time" magazine, why she's speaking tonight. she's the most popular democrat in the country. and what speak can do is she can humanize the president, right? she can get away from the politics. he's the son of a single mother, a father to malia and sasha, how much she's seen firsthand. so she'll be trying to reach out to the women of america, but also trying to humanize him as a man, a husband, a father, a friend, a son. have one thing ann romney has done is be critical of the current president as well as be political about certain statements. and we did build it. the most lady most likely not going to go down that. >> it will be interesting to see. most likely probably not. we're seeing her out on the stump and she can be forceful and she's gotten quite good if you you watch her. most likely because i think probably the political analysts think there's more to lose than gain. she's so popular, she's so likeable, so relata
michelle obama will be doing a similar thing. and her favor ability ratings, that's why she's on the cover of "time" magazine, why she's speaking tonight. she's the most popular democrat in the country. and what speak can do is she can humanize the president, right? she can get away from the politics. he's the son of a single mother, a father to malia and sasha, how much she's seen firsthand. so she'll be trying to reach out to the women of america, but also trying to humanize him as...
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what about the woman who told michelle obama she had four kids in the military, she supported the president. is she a victim, a moocher? the problem mitt romney here is you're basically saying to the rest of you, you're utterly irrelevant, i don't care about you. i won't focus on you. >> of course, people who don't pay federal income tax do pay sales taxes and all kinds of other things. they contribute in other ways. it would seem unfair to characterize them in this way. thanks to all three of you. >>> ahead, new detail about the person behind the anti-islamic film at the center of the protests in the middle east. >>> plus, the panda. there's something special about the panda. we are all reflections of the people who came before us. the good they did inspires us, prepares us and guides us. at new york life, everything we do is to help you keep good going. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. from tests like this. ♪ and even more from real families who use them like this. we think there's another test to
what about the woman who told michelle obama she had four kids in the military, she supported the president. is she a victim, a moocher? the problem mitt romney here is you're basically saying to the rest of you, you're utterly irrelevant, i don't care about you. i won't focus on you. >> of course, people who don't pay federal income tax do pay sales taxes and all kinds of other things. they contribute in other ways. it would seem unfair to characterize them in this way. thanks to all...
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this is where michele obama will be speaking tomorrow night. take a walk with me. the venue is huge. up here, the white wall under the sign there, that's the vip section. that's where the first lady will be sitting along with all those other vips when it kicks off tomorrow, we'll be here. >> and you'll be waiting right outside with the crew. thanks to you. i want to bring in jon karl and you saw this late today, the images of the romneys at their vacation home in new hampshire, hitting the waves. but the big question tonight, what about the convention bounce? what are you hearing? how is the campaign reacting? >> well, there's not much of a bounce, as you pointed out. they were hoping for one. usually the party challenging the incumbent president, gets a bounce out of the convention. but we're at a point in the race where there are so few undecided voters, there aren't many to get. this race remains basically tied. look for the romney campaign to be out in force. paul ryan out on the campaign trail, marco rubio, right here in charlotte. as for romney himself, he'll
this is where michele obama will be speaking tomorrow night. take a walk with me. the venue is huge. up here, the white wall under the sign there, that's the vip section. that's where the first lady will be sitting along with all those other vips when it kicks off tomorrow, we'll be here. >> and you'll be waiting right outside with the crew. thanks to you. i want to bring in jon karl and you saw this late today, the images of the romneys at their vacation home in new hampshire, hitting...
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bill: michelle obama's pleading for more patience. how tough is that as a political selling point when unemployment is 8 plus? >> well, i mean it is a tough sell, bill. it was a great speech. i think a speech of both conventions so far but if you look at last three elections, 2006, 2008, 2010, wave elections where the electorate has been very angry. a lot of people think we're on the wrong track. when you're pleading for patience it is a very difficult sell. that's why i think president obama will be attacking mitt romney on thursday night because he needs to say this is not necessarily a referendum on him but a choice between two different directions. bill: what viewers at home may not have seen unless they were watching earlier in the night, are the many appeals and speeches to abortion and pro-choice here in charlotte and the appeals directly to the auto bailout. what is the strategy there, bob, on both? >> well, bill, i think on the abortion, it is getting the base out. both mitt romney and obama, they need their base out. so when
bill: michelle obama's pleading for more patience. how tough is that as a political selling point when unemployment is 8 plus? >> well, i mean it is a tough sell, bill. it was a great speech. i think a speech of both conventions so far but if you look at last three elections, 2006, 2008, 2010, wave elections where the electorate has been very angry. a lot of people think we're on the wrong track. when you're pleading for patience it is a very difficult sell. that's why i think president...
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michelle obama hit a 535 foot grand slam. bill clinton, the ball is still sailing out of the park. >> jennifer granholm, that was a wild one. >> i want to show part of that. >> look at her. >> no idea she could do this. >> that was billy mark getting into a fight with george steinbrenner in 1977. then barack obama. guess what? barack obama's home run, it just went over the fence. but guess what, it was still a home run. >> and the choreography was superior to the republican convention. last night, a nice speech, then clint eastwood. then mitt romney. it threw off. here, you could see where there were going. michelle obama sets it up. we don't just feel your pain. we lived your pain. you can go gown down the line from bill clinton to the president. >> thursday night was a complete missed opportunity. the video of mitt romney of the two conventions was the most powerful thing i've seen of the two conventions. what they should have done is have marco rubio speak, then have him introduce that video, then mitt romney walk on to th
michelle obama hit a 535 foot grand slam. bill clinton, the ball is still sailing out of the park. >> jennifer granholm, that was a wild one. >> i want to show part of that. >> look at her. >> no idea she could do this. >> that was billy mark getting into a fight with george steinbrenner in 1977. then barack obama. guess what? barack obama's home run, it just went over the fence. but guess what, it was still a home run. >> and the choreography was superior to...
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michele obama's performance and what bill clinton will say tonight. >> free enterprise on the streets. danny davis has represented president obama's home town. >> i've not seen the impact of a speech since 1984 when jesse jackson, the rev. jesse jackson gave his speech at the convention. >> all eyes will be on for president bill clinton. would you have thought that he would be speaking at this convention after the dustup with hillary and the president? >> bill clinton and barack obama share the same vision. there were competitors four years ago but they share the same vision. bill clinton is one of our keynote speakers. where was george w. bush a week ago? >> what happens when the delegates leave? >> will go out to the neighborhood and start making sure people are registered to vote. >> michael morrissey will be one of those hitting the road for president obama. >> there is no bigger flip-flop than mitt romney. he was pro-choice when he ran against ted kennedy, now he is pro-life. some of the things i think that we have witnessed the rest of the country is fighting what type of person
michele obama's performance and what bill clinton will say tonight. >> free enterprise on the streets. danny davis has represented president obama's home town. >> i've not seen the impact of a speech since 1984 when jesse jackson, the rev. jesse jackson gave his speech at the convention. >> all eyes will be on for president bill clinton. would you have thought that he would be speaking at this convention after the dustup with hillary and the president? >> bill clinton...
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bill clinton, michelle obama, extremely popular. joe biden is viewed more negatively than positively. >> the three most popular democrats in order are michelle obama, bill clinton and barack obama might be third. >> right. >> no question about it. stick arpd. you guys are sticking with us. we're going to go to the white house. alan krueger coming up. programming note for you. a big sunday on "meet the press." an exclusive interview, david gregory sits down with mitt romney, his first appearance on "meet the press" in five years. but first, i know you guys want to know this. the white house soup of the day. the staff will be eating roasted chicken and vegetable. don't forget, check out our facebook page for a look we hind the scenes of our show here in charlotte. these folks have been great. the applause sign went up right there. got to watch. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] nature valley protein bars. 100% natural ingredients like roasted peanuts, creamy peanut butter, and
bill clinton, michelle obama, extremely popular. joe biden is viewed more negatively than positively. >> the three most popular democrats in order are michelle obama, bill clinton and barack obama might be third. >> right. >> no question about it. stick arpd. you guys are sticking with us. we're going to go to the white house. alan krueger coming up. programming note for you. a big sunday on "meet the press." an exclusive interview, david gregory sits down with mitt...
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. >> how about michelle obama? a lot of people were raving about what she had to say. the mayor from san antonio was pretty impressive as well >> the first thing you should know is that the order of the speeches was very important and worked very well. in tampa we saw chris christie give the keynote speech after ann romney speech. last night we saw the castro's speech before michele obama and it seemed to work much better. is a crude calculation of popularity but michele obama speech garnered 28,000 twitter hits per minute which doubled mitt romney acceptance speech which only got to 14,000 per minute. people were very excited and commenting on her awesome upper arms, her hair and her eyelashes. people are calling for a debate with ann romney. the wife gets to take over. this has been enormous for the people here at the convention. >> what is up for this evening? >> bill clinton is speaking tonight and people are very excited if for no other reason than that the obama in administration has not seen his speech. if anything interesting happens tonight it will probably be
. >> how about michelle obama? a lot of people were raving about what she had to say. the mayor from san antonio was pretty impressive as well >> the first thing you should know is that the order of the speeches was very important and worked very well. in tampa we saw chris christie give the keynote speech after ann romney speech. last night we saw the castro's speech before michele obama and it seemed to work much better. is a crude calculation of popularity but michele obama...
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. >>> what does michelle obama have on her ipod? ♪ >> heavy d she tells an orlando radio station, specifically "we got our own thing." she also mentioned listening to chub rock. i wonder if she's working out to that music. she's always working out. >>> if you read only one thing, a story about a divorce gone very wrong. you have to read it to believe it. let me read you the first line of the cincinnati inquirer's report. even when katherine zang was home alone, her husband was watching oovps. read more and let me know what you think. it's up on our facebook page at facebook.com/jansingco. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three str
. >>> what does michelle obama have on her ipod? ♪ >> heavy d she tells an orlando radio station, specifically "we got our own thing." she also mentioned listening to chub rock. i wonder if she's working out to that music. she's always working out. >>> if you read only one thing, a story about a divorce gone very wrong. you have to read it to believe it. let me read you the first line of the cincinnati inquirer's report. even when katherine zang was home...
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michelle obama touted what her husband has done for gay and lesbian voters. >> whether passing hate crimes or speaking out for all americans to be able to do what barack and i did, marry the love of our lives. >> want to know how to fight common colds with your spices from your kitchen? how about helping an ear ache with olive oil and garlic? it's possible. we have must see alternative treatments for you and your family. >>> welcome back to "cnn saturday morning." it is 42 minutes past the hour. from coughs to headaches, more and more americans are turning to alternative treatment. it's a broad term from foods and spices to yoga, acupuncture and massage. dr. lawrence rosen is one of the experts leading the way on this. his new book, "treatment alternatives for children" focuses on treatments for children. such an interesting topic. a lot of people talking about this. tell us what kind of things we are talking about here and why try some of these over say, pills and real medicine? >> it's a great question. i came to the book through one of the parents in my practice who said, you know, on a
michelle obama touted what her husband has done for gay and lesbian voters. >> whether passing hate crimes or speaking out for all americans to be able to do what barack and i did, marry the love of our lives. >> want to know how to fight common colds with your spices from your kitchen? how about helping an ear ache with olive oil and garlic? it's possible. we have must see alternative treatments for you and your family. >>> welcome back to "cnn saturday morning."...
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this is where i was when michelle obama and mayor castro spoke last night. it's a very good sight lines to the podium right there over my shoulder in that direction. there are people down there doing walkthroughs for the events of the day. it's an intimate arena and very vertical. most of the seats are somewhat close to the stage. they are great acoustics in here, that speech last night, both of them had a lot of power and a lot of electricity. the room was really alive when this happens. as you look down on pt floor, you'll see it's a relatively small floor. in fact, there are only seven statement delegations on floor of the convention, illinois and delaware and north carolina, the host state, of course, and key swing state, the other states on the floor with the beth seats are virginia, colorado, nevada, iowa, key important battleground states, states like new york very blue are way up in the rafters where you can't even see. they have a great view anyway every manner of jumbotron and video screen here. while the campaign is trying to downplay the signific
this is where i was when michelle obama and mayor castro spoke last night. it's a very good sight lines to the podium right there over my shoulder in that direction. there are people down there doing walkthroughs for the events of the day. it's an intimate arena and very vertical. most of the seats are somewhat close to the stage. they are great acoustics in here, that speech last night, both of them had a lot of power and a lot of electricity. the room was really alive when this happens. as...
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but you get the feeling with barack and michelle obama, they actually did live the american dream. ann and mitt romney don't seem to appreciate the fact they had the american dream handed to them. >> yeah. either way, neither of these first lady for the candidate for first lady can sing like your mom can. they can't sing second hand rose like she did. >> that's true. >> gabrielle giffords who survived an assassination attempt just a year and a half ago took the stage to recite the pledge of allegiance. what a moment. let's watch. there it is. we're just showing a picture of it. that captures it pretty well. let's go on to other things. what a moment. look at some powerful rallying cries we heard the other night. they got out in the playing fields. the president's allies. and they showed they can be team members and fight for him and help him win this november. i was so taken with some of these speeches, they were so good out there in charlotte. let's watch some of them. >> sure. >> this is the president who ended don't ask don't tell so that love of country, not love of another, de
but you get the feeling with barack and michelle obama, they actually did live the american dream. ann and mitt romney don't seem to appreciate the fact they had the american dream handed to them. >> yeah. either way, neither of these first lady for the candidate for first lady can sing like your mom can. they can't sing second hand rose like she did. >> that's true. >> gabrielle giffords who survived an assassination attempt just a year and a half ago took the stage to recite...
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the reason for michelle obama's visit on fox45 news at five..3 3 &p3 3 3 3 3 3 police continue to search for the man involved in a deadly hit and run in west baltimore. baltimore.although the crash was caught on camera... he investigation is still atta &pstandstill.megan gilliland is here to explain why police need your help now. good morning guys,500 feet from the accident... a blue light camera caught the hit and run on tape... but police say the video is too bluuryyto use as evidence. evidence.it happened early sunday morninggveronica gray and her fiance wallace mazon were crossing the crosswalk at and winchester when a four ue door silver sedan crashed into thhm and then drove off.police say the couple was thrown approximately 70 feet in the air. (36:29)i had to run to the in the street that was the most devastating thing in my life.(31:28)she had a broken pelvic.....2 broken legs and injjries to the face to the liver.(31:47)her brain shifted from thh accident. accident.56-year old gray passed away yesterday from her . injuries. 3 3 3 3 3&at this hour... crash detectives tell us they
the reason for michelle obama's visit on fox45 news at five..3 3 &p3 3 3 3 3 3 police continue to search for the man involved in a deadly hit and run in west baltimore. baltimore.although the crash was caught on camera... he investigation is still atta &pstandstill.megan gilliland is here to explain why police need your help now. good morning guys,500 feet from the accident... a blue light camera caught the hit and run on tape... but police say the video is too bluuryyto use as...
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michelle obama was clearly the chief person to testify. and joe biden ultimately about his character. >> very personal kind of commentary. even for michelle biden -- michelle obama -- gwen: a long week. >> first of many here tonight. biden was very good, too. >> i should stop now. this is a person who always gives good speeches. but i rarely heard her give one -- these speeches always have some passion. this had an authentic emotion that we normally don't see and power from a first lady i don't ever recall. that really made that night i think -- gwen: and needing to mention mitt romney by name. >> it's so funny. she was very deft. and these are -- these speeches are well rehearsed and practiced dozens and dozens of times. but she made it look -- seem utterly spontaneous. so the first night, we haven't seen one like that in a very long time. gwen: go ahead. >> when it came to michelle obama's speech, i was talking with one of the democratic planners and strategists for all this. and they had a subtle message in that. that this little -- a l
michelle obama was clearly the chief person to testify. and joe biden ultimately about his character. >> very personal kind of commentary. even for michelle biden -- michelle obama -- gwen: a long week. >> first of many here tonight. biden was very good, too. >> i should stop now. this is a person who always gives good speeches. but i rarely heard her give one -- these speeches always have some passion. this had an authentic emotion that we normally don't see and power from a...
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and that's what first lady michelle obama is going to try to do tonight. >> pinkston: an michelle obama will be coming up portly but first the keynote address by the mayor of san antonio julian castro right after these messages. >> pelley: ,. [ male announcer ] here's a fun fact: this single scoop of gain gives more freshness than a whole box of this other stuff... and that much freshness is gonna take some getting used to... [ sniffing ] ahh. mmm! [ male announcer ] 'cause it's a lot... ok...it's a lot of freshness. [ sniffing ] get irresistibly fresh with gain. get even more gain at a new lower price! mom's smartphone... dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. introducing at&t mobile share. one plan lets you share data on up to 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. add a tablet for only $10 per month. the more data you share, the more you save. at&t. >> schieffer: . >> pelley: back now on its first night of the democratic national convention, here in charlotte, byron pitts has been talking to some of the delegates down on
and that's what first lady michelle obama is going to try to do tonight. >> pinkston: an michelle obama will be coming up portly but first the keynote address by the mayor of san antonio julian castro right after these messages. >> pelley: ,. [ male announcer ] here's a fun fact: this single scoop of gain gives more freshness than a whole box of this other stuff... and that much freshness is gonna take some getting used to... [ sniffing ] ahh. mmm! [ male announcer ] 'cause it's a...
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. >>> in a new interview first lady michelle obama said she doesn't think of her family as famous. michelle would have said more but she had to get ready for dinner with jay-z and beyonce. ♪ flush with the spark cash card from capital one, sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thinwork? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% casback on every purche, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer ] the ark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? here's your invoice. >> welcome back. 16 after the hour. while you were sleeping the sports world mourning the loss of a man who helped revolutionize how fans look at the nfl. steve sable the president of nfl films passed away from brain cancer. he was 69 years old. the coast guard ending the search for a tennessee woman who fell of
. >>> in a new interview first lady michelle obama said she doesn't think of her family as famous. michelle would have said more but she had to get ready for dinner with jay-z and beyonce. ♪ flush with the spark cash card from capital one, sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thinwork? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% casback on every purche, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that ten security gators, right? put...
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michelle obama stole the show on tuesday night with a heartfelt story about her husband. i like this when she talked about the president's reaction at night when late at night near midnight, he would read the letters with very real problems. >> i see the concern in his eyes. and i hear the determination in his voice as he tells me, you won't believe what these folks are going through, michelle. it's not right. we've got to keep working to fix this. we've got so much more to do. >> i believe her. >> yeah, best speech by a first lady i have ever seen. and you know, all due respect to my own mother and i haven't reviewed all of elnoeleanor roosevelt's remarks. she humanizes and warms up president obama. you can see her as she describes it, you can see him sitting at the desk, worrying about ordinary people. ann romney gave a nice talk about her own husband as well, but i got the feeling, and i don't want to knock ann romney, that was fine, but with barack and michelle obama when they're talking about their lives together, they did live the american dream. ann and mitt romney
michelle obama stole the show on tuesday night with a heartfelt story about her husband. i like this when she talked about the president's reaction at night when late at night near midnight, he would read the letters with very real problems. >> i see the concern in his eyes. and i hear the determination in his voice as he tells me, you won't believe what these folks are going through, michelle. it's not right. we've got to keep working to fix this. we've got so much more to do. >> i...
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. >> our tweets per minute convention hall of fame it was michelle obama who is setting a record with 28,000 tweets per minute. >> something like 28,000 tweets per minute at a speech compared to mitt romney's peak at 14,000. >> when she talked about hard work and the importance of hard work, 18,669. then she talked about the american dream and how her husband lived that out in his life. boom, 21,577. when she talked about four more years, 22,004, huge, huge numbers that we're not used to seeing. >> stephen: yes, boom! i have never seen numbers like that! (laughter) 22,004. that number is huge! especially when you compare it to other numbers that are smaller. (laughter) folks, this is the greatest number related reporting since cronkite broke the horrific cannibal story the 789. (cheers and applause) it was a sad story. must have been very hard for him to hold it together there. now, given these unprecedented tweet numbers, what do they mean? are they good or bad? for more we go to someone else. >> according to twitter, he speech peaked at 28,000 tweets per minute. now, it doesn't meas
. >> our tweets per minute convention hall of fame it was michelle obama who is setting a record with 28,000 tweets per minute. >> something like 28,000 tweets per minute at a speech compared to mitt romney's peak at 14,000. >> when she talked about hard work and the importance of hard work, 18,669. then she talked about the american dream and how her husband lived that out in his life. boom, 21,577. when she talked about four more years, 22,004, huge, huge numbers that we're...
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leading the charge on women, michelle obama. >> are you ready for this? >> reporter: in all, five of the prime time speakers tonight at the convention are women. charged with delivering tonight's official keynote address, julian castro, the 37-year-old mayor of san antonio. democrats hope his personal story will resonate with latinos. >> my mother worked very hard so that joaquin and i could have a very good shot in life and reach our dreams. >> reporter: joaquin is castro's twin brother, who will introduce him tonight. castro is one of six hispanics speaking tonight. but while modern conventions are tightly scripted affairs, before this gathering even started, a basic question tripped up the democrats. >> can you honestly say that people are better off today than they were four years ago? >> no, but that's not the question of this election. >> reporter: while martin o'malley reversed himself the next day. >> we are clearly better off as a country because we're creating jobs rather than losing them. >> reporter: it hasn't stopped the republican ticket fro
leading the charge on women, michelle obama. >> are you ready for this? >> reporter: in all, five of the prime time speakers tonight at the convention are women. charged with delivering tonight's official keynote address, julian castro, the 37-year-old mayor of san antonio. democrats hope his personal story will resonate with latinos. >> my mother worked very hard so that joaquin and i could have a very good shot in life and reach our dreams. >> reporter: joaquin is...
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first lady michelle obama gets set for center stage at the democratic national convention. >>> gentle giant. hollywood mourns the loss of oscar-nominated actor michael clarke duncan. >> and naughty no more. england's prince harry steps out out for the very first time england's prince harry steps out out for the very first time since his naked ro in vegas. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with convention kick-off. the democratic national convention officially begins in charlotte tonight where first lady michelle obama will take the stage and try to convince undecided voters that her husband deserves a second term. nbc's tracie potts joins us live with all those details. she's in charlotte for us. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. behind the stage where it all gets started tonight, the stage where we will see michelle obama, but not where we'll see the president. he's going to be a few blocks away at the bank of america stadium
first lady michelle obama gets set for center stage at the democratic national convention. >>> gentle giant. hollywood mourns the loss of oscar-nominated actor michael clarke duncan. >> and naughty no more. england's prince harry steps out out for the very first time england's prince harry steps out out for the very first time since his naked ro in vegas. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation,...
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first lady michelle obama's big opening night address set a high bar for all who followed. >> barack knows the american dream because he's lived it. he wants everyone in this country, everyone to have the same opportunity. >> mitt romney quite simply doesn't get it. >> the republican argument against the president re-election was actually pretty simple, pretty snappy. it went something like this. we left him a total mess. he hasn't cleaned it up fast enough. >> america is not in decline. i've got news for governor romney and congressman ryan, gentlemen, never, ever, it never makes sense, it's never been a good bet to bet against the american people. >> as i stand here tonight, i have never been more hopeful about america. not because i think i have all the answers, not because i'm naive about the magnitude of our challenges. i'm hopeful because of you. >> joining us for the post script this friday special edition senior reporter for "newsweek," andrew romano. a number of republicans had to admit when you look at those speeches, it was unmatched when you put the dnc up against the rnc
first lady michelle obama's big opening night address set a high bar for all who followed. >> barack knows the american dream because he's lived it. he wants everyone in this country, everyone to have the same opportunity. >> mitt romney quite simply doesn't get it. >> the republican argument against the president re-election was actually pretty simple, pretty snappy. it went something like this. we left him a total mess. he hasn't cleaned it up fast enough. >> america...
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a little bit earlier we saw a picture of the president's wife, the first lady, michelle obama taking in the speeches here, she brought the house down with her own speech last night. once again tonight, bob schieffer is with me here in the anchor booth and our campaign 2012 team is down on the floor. bob, getting president clinton here to make this nomination speech tonight wasn't just a matter of asking him. what is the back story? >> no, you know, think about it, bill clinton's wife ran against barack obama four years ago and things have been a bit rocky between them since then. but about a year ago, the obama people began to make a concerted effort to get bill clinton on this stage tonight. it actually began with an invitation to play golf, then there were calls back and forth, he was asked his opinion on strategy and so forth, and so on, and now she here. they need him, because they think he can get through and talk to the pea people where they are weakest and that is white working class voters. >> bill clinton has become the rock star and tonight is going to be bill clinton night
a little bit earlier we saw a picture of the president's wife, the first lady, michelle obama taking in the speeches here, she brought the house down with her own speech last night. once again tonight, bob schieffer is with me here in the anchor booth and our campaign 2012 team is down on the floor. bob, getting president clinton here to make this nomination speech tonight wasn't just a matter of asking him. what is the back story? >> no, you know, think about it, bill clinton's wife ran...
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first lady michelle obama will be in the spotlight on that stage. president obama will be joining her and fellow democrats in charlotte tomorrow. but 910 miles up the road, governor romney is holed up in a beautiful new england town with his good buddy, ohio senator bob portman. there's mr. romney's caravan. this morning driving down cemetery road to get to his retreat. seriously. he had to drive down cemetery road in a beautiful quaint west windsor, vermont, population, 1,099. no crowds, no campaign. no press. they are just kicking back and practicing for next month's debates. mr. portman is playing the role of president obama. this is unheard of in any presidential campaign. four years ago president obama and joe biden launched a four-state bus tour after their convention. george w. bush and john mccain toured the mud west after their convention. and bill clinton and al gore went on a thousand-mile bus tour after their convention. but paul ryan is not hiding out in vermont. he's making the tv rounds. he hit all the morning shows today trying to ba
first lady michelle obama will be in the spotlight on that stage. president obama will be joining her and fellow democrats in charlotte tomorrow. but 910 miles up the road, governor romney is holed up in a beautiful new england town with his good buddy, ohio senator bob portman. there's mr. romney's caravan. this morning driving down cemetery road to get to his retreat. seriously. he had to drive down cemetery road in a beautiful quaint west windsor, vermont, population, 1,099. no crowds, no...
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. >> a the convention wrapped up with michelle obama. >> brought -- barack obama knows the american dream because he has lived it. he wants everybody to have the same opportunity the matter who we are and what we look like and who we love. >> supporters hope that bill clinton will help fire up the crowd and gain supporters. >>justine: to watch the uninterrupted coverage of the democratic convention you can go to, -- kron 4 comcast 493. -- comcast 4193. kron 4 comcast 193. . >>james: it is official. apple said out an invitation to the media pit. the only thing in the e- mail, it says it is almost here. and in front of the no. 12 their reflection or the chateau is a no. 5. we asked gabe slate to investigate all of the rumors. >> for is the name. the mysterious invitation with a shadow of five. this is a video of a possible i-phone 5 prototype. we do not know this video is real. the concept that it depicts a i do agree with. i do believe it will be similar to the shape and size could i think that will also take advantage of the faster networks. it will be thinner, lighter and the screen will
. >> a the convention wrapped up with michelle obama. >> brought -- barack obama knows the american dream because he has lived it. he wants everybody to have the same opportunity the matter who we are and what we look like and who we love. >> supporters hope that bill clinton will help fire up the crowd and gain supporters. >>justine: to watch the uninterrupted coverage of the democratic convention you can go to, -- kron 4 comcast 493. -- comcast 4193. kron 4 comcast...
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. >> first lady michelle obama made stops in richmond and fredericksburg. but go live now to the university of mary washington for where the first lady had a message for voters. >> it has been an interstate '95 day for the first lady. was in richmond and then wrapped up an event at mary washington. some of the cars you see behind me are leaving the event right now. here is the of from inside. more than 2000 people showed up according to the obama campaign. republicans have been arguing the economy is not moving forward and say it has stagnated or moving backwards. but the first lady and her husband are arguing it is slowly getting better. but they say will take more time than just four years. here's what she had to say. >> we have been pulling ourselves out of a a whole bag. for three and a half years we have been moving forward and making progress and we're beginning to see the change. we can all do this. >> the majority of the crowd here were college students. some of the biggest cheers from the speech came when she talked about things addressed to young
. >> first lady michelle obama made stops in richmond and fredericksburg. but go live now to the university of mary washington for where the first lady had a message for voters. >> it has been an interstate '95 day for the first lady. was in richmond and then wrapped up an event at mary washington. some of the cars you see behind me are leaving the event right now. here is the of from inside. more than 2000 people showed up according to the obama campaign. republicans have been...
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should michelle obama's school lunch program continue? facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses later this hour. >>> in ohio, drilling for natural gas can be a big source of income for many people across the state. and that's why it could play a very important role in the presidential election. we'll talk to a farmer who is renting out his land to an energy company next. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> it is just about 30 past the hour. checking our top stories. the spotlight is on the key bottle ground state of virginia today. both president obama and governor mitt romney holding campaign rallies at the same time later this morning. romney w
should michelle obama's school lunch program continue? facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses later this hour. >>> in ohio, drilling for natural gas can be a big source of income for many people across the state. and that's why it could play a very important role in the presidential election. we'll talk to a farmer who is renting out his land to an energy company next. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on...
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first lady michelle obama also has two events planned in virginia today. the first in richmond and then she wraps up the day later in fredericksburg. john. >> hundred are expected to gather at 10:00 at the national cathedral for a memorial service for astronauts neil armstrong. the 82-year-old died during heart surgery. it's believed 500 million people around the world watched that first landing on television more than 40 years ago. back to you. >> thank you. 6:54. a few things you need to know. >> heads up for metro riders. you could have a 20 minute delay on the red, orange blue, and green line this weekend due to track work. that starts friday night. the biggest delays to and from the greenbelt station or. it's drivers get a chance to speak out tonight about proposed toll hikes on the dulles toll road. want to raise them to $4.50 by 2015. tonight's public hearing starts at 5:00 at spring hill elementary school in mclean. >> star power today at the zoo. two u.s. sprinters have some cheetah cubs and named after them. >> for more, visit our website wjla.co
first lady michelle obama also has two events planned in virginia today. the first in richmond and then she wraps up the day later in fredericksburg. john. >> hundred are expected to gather at 10:00 at the national cathedral for a memorial service for astronauts neil armstrong. the 82-year-old died during heart surgery. it's believed 500 million people around the world watched that first landing on television more than 40 years ago. back to you. >> thank you. 6:54. a few things you...
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his wife, of course, michelle obama, is already here. she gave one of the big speeches last night at the democratic national convention. we want to hear your calls and reaction to this week's events. here are the numbers to call. even the much of the c-span team is down here in charlotte, to be covered and what is happening in the convention. but go to our first call and hear what donovan have to say on the democratic line from l a >> i just wanted to say, democrats really need to get together in the battleground states and stand up for president obama. i am down here in louisiana, after this hurricane. i have never seen the government act so fast and so incisive on what they want to do to help the people down here. it has been great. even president obama came down, even though the convention is going down, he came down to talk to the people. it is a blessing to see that. the president is really on the people's side out here. in louisiana, that is how we feel. host: will you be watching or listening to the speeches tonight? caller: yes,
his wife, of course, michelle obama, is already here. she gave one of the big speeches last night at the democratic national convention. we want to hear your calls and reaction to this week's events. here are the numbers to call. even the much of the c-span team is down here in charlotte, to be covered and what is happening in the convention. but go to our first call and hear what donovan have to say on the democratic line from l a >> i just wanted to say, democrats really need to get...
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and the obama campaign and michelle obama last night trying to keep them in the camp. romney people saying it's okay. the decision to vote for him, hope and change made sense but he hasn't lived up to it and time now to make a change from the supposed agent of change. jon: chris wallace, who was up late last night with all the speeches, anchor of "fox news sunday". thanks for getting up to talk to us this morning, chris. >> my pleasure, jon. thank you. jenna: right now we're getting word from senior aides to the obama campaign that former president bill clinton is still putting the finishing touches on his big speech tonight. president clinton will take center stage in a speaking slot usually reserved for the vice-presidentialal running mate. joe biden is he can speaking later on this week. he will make the case for voters, bill clinton, to give president obama four more years in the white house even though the two leaders have not always seen eye-to-eye according to many reports. so what can we expect from tonight's big speech? james rosen is live in charlotte with mo
and the obama campaign and michelle obama last night trying to keep them in the camp. romney people saying it's okay. the decision to vote for him, hope and change made sense but he hasn't lived up to it and time now to make a change from the supposed agent of change. jon: chris wallace, who was up late last night with all the speeches, anchor of "fox news sunday". thanks for getting up to talk to us this morning, chris. >> my pleasure, jon. thank you. jenna: right now we're...
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michelle obama, 2016? >> you heard some great speeches, and that one by the first lady is going to be hard. barack obama is a good speech giver but that one will be hard to top. if there is an open ballot, now would be a good time to sign up. >> twitter exploded with 20,000 tweets per minute, nearly double that of mitt romney and also the president's speech at state of the union. who knows? maybe michelle obama is the next hillary? she was asked if she would ever run for office and they got an emphatic no. but her job last night wasn't to sell herself but her husband. still, you can't escape the question this morning, should michelle obama run for public office? your responses later this hour. >>> presidential campaigns used to worry how many people showed up at rallies. now it's how many twitter followers they have. i'll tell you who comes out on top, next. chase scene netflix coming soon extra butter tickets swoon penguin journey junior mints movie phone evil prince bollywood 3d shark attack ned the head
michelle obama, 2016? >> you heard some great speeches, and that one by the first lady is going to be hard. barack obama is a good speech giver but that one will be hard to top. if there is an open ballot, now would be a good time to sign up. >> twitter exploded with 20,000 tweets per minute, nearly double that of mitt romney and also the president's speech at state of the union. who knows? maybe michelle obama is the next hillary? she was asked if she would ever run for office and...
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chuck todd saying michelle obama owned this convention the way no speaker owned it. they tend to be quite spit ten with the obamas. i don't know if we should over interpret it. >> it wasn't for the two-week stand they showed their true colors. list tone what rom my and ryan have been asked during their interviews. >> there are people claiming you played a little fast and lose with the truth on certain key elements. >> people hear he is not going to release the rest of the returns. they wonder why. is there a year there that he paid no taxes, did they wonder about expensive horses and houses and what have you. are you prepared to leave this gathering and own the fact that the platform of this party allows a woman who has been raped no exception but to carry that kyled to term? >> i just got a copy of news week cover that is going to be hitting the news stands tomorrow that calls you a wimp. >> has any one called you a wimp before? >> who needs campaign surrogates to attack the romney ryan ticket when you have them doing the media dirty work. the media tries to hide ob
chuck todd saying michelle obama owned this convention the way no speaker owned it. they tend to be quite spit ten with the obamas. i don't know if we should over interpret it. >> it wasn't for the two-week stand they showed their true colors. list tone what rom my and ryan have been asked during their interviews. >> there are people claiming you played a little fast and lose with the truth on certain key elements. >> people hear he is not going to release the rest of the...
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that includes a speech from first lady michelle obama. has details. >> the first day of the democratic national convention spotlight first lady michelle obama. ill admit i'm a little oured, because i think president is awesome. >> and tonight on this stage the pressure is on. >> what does the first lady need to say tonight? that hereds to show husband understands the economy is rough for a lot of people. >> she needs to convince voters is the right man help the u.s. economy recover. and has been the president's message during his campaign that he has taken credit saving the u.s. automobile industry. >> the companies are worth more they build.e cars are a source of might.turing not worth fighting for, and what is? >> but mitt romney's campaign been quick to fire back. we have had unemployment for 42 months despite the president's's claim the stimulus would provide the country. republicans have been asking off thane you better ago?years democrats have put their o on that, asking voters candidate would be best the country in the next four ye
that includes a speech from first lady michelle obama. has details. >> the first day of the democratic national convention spotlight first lady michelle obama. ill admit i'm a little oured, because i think president is awesome. >> and tonight on this stage the pressure is on. >> what does the first lady need to say tonight? that hereds to show husband understands the economy is rough for a lot of people. >> she needs to convince voters is the right man help the u.s....
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michelle obama, a woman. they are catering to identity politics because this is really how democrats rally their base. you are unified and you're against romney. what are you for? >> for right. >> let me ask you this. ann romney spoke last night the first night of the republican convention. michelle obama speaks tonight. how are the rules different? >> as sitting first lady, michelle obama has probably the highest approval rating of anybody in the administration. >> i think her job last week was to introduce herself. i think she did a pretty good job. but everybody loves michelle obama. bill clinton and my you shell obama are the secret weapon. >> i can't disagree with that as a republican. republicans like michelle obama. she will do a great job for her party tonight. and ann romney will make a great first lady as well. >> you both have a unique point of view on a key part of the democratic platform which is support for same-sex marriage. we support the movement to secure equal treatment under law for same-s
michelle obama, a woman. they are catering to identity politics because this is really how democrats rally their base. you are unified and you're against romney. what are you for? >> for right. >> let me ask you this. ann romney spoke last night the first night of the republican convention. michelle obama speaks tonight. how are the rules different? >> as sitting first lady, michelle obama has probably the highest approval rating of anybody in the administration. >> i...
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this is what michelle obama had to say. >> i want to say how truly heart-broken barack and i are about the horrific tragedy that occurred earlier this week in libya. i'm not sure if everyone is aware. but our hearts and prayers are with the families of those who gave their lives serving our country. >> reporter: now, mitt romney had his rally in the heart of fairfax today. his comments about the unrest in et middle east yesterday caused some controversy. so today he tried to turn the focus back to the economy. >> mitt romney! >> reporter: a crowd of more than 2,000 cheered mitt romney's arrival in fairfax and he began by acknowledging the attack on the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> we're thinking about their families and those that they left behind. what a tragedy to lose such a wonderful -- >> reporter: governor's plan for a moment of silence was cut short by a heckler, for his criticism of the obama administration reaction to the unrest. high-level republicans accused romney of speaking too quickly before all the facts were known. >> i don't really have a problem with wha
this is what michelle obama had to say. >> i want to say how truly heart-broken barack and i are about the horrific tragedy that occurred earlier this week in libya. i'm not sure if everyone is aware. but our hearts and prayers are with the families of those who gave their lives serving our country. >> reporter: now, mitt romney had his rally in the heart of fairfax today. his comments about the unrest in et middle east yesterday caused some controversy. so today he tried to turn...
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family, michelle obama. on thursday night, i will offer what i believe is a better path forward. a path that will create good jobs. and strengthen our middle class. and grow our economy. and the good news is, virginia, that in just two months, you get to choose which path we take. >> our very own steve kornacki is? charlotte. steve, what's the vibe ahead of tonight's big speeches? >> i tell you just a minute ago we had one heck of a crowd behind us. some of them are still here can which is great but skies just opened and the pouring rain all of a sudden. that seems to happen a lot here in charlotte. you talked about michelle obama and we will discuss that later, i know. but i think, you know, the interesting thing to keep in mind about official obama's speech tonight and a lot of other speeches is if there is one big idea that democrats are trying to achieve here tonight, is to maximize support among what one political observer called the coalition of the ascendant. if democrats win this election, it is goin
family, michelle obama. on thursday night, i will offer what i believe is a better path forward. a path that will create good jobs. and strengthen our middle class. and grow our economy. and the good news is, virginia, that in just two months, you get to choose which path we take. >> our very own steve kornacki is? charlotte. steve, what's the vibe ahead of tonight's big speeches? >> i tell you just a minute ago we had one heck of a crowd behind us. some of them are still here can...
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the stage where we will see michelle obama. but not where we will see the president, he'll be a few blocks away at the bank of america stadium. one more day of campaigning before he arrives to make his case here in charlotte. last night, president obama told hurricane victims -- >> nobody's a democrat or a republican, we're all just americans. >> but not in charlotte this week. he'll accept the democratic nomination for president on thursday. >> on thursday night i'm going to offer you what i believe is a better path forward. >> reporter: tonight we hear from michelle obama, she checked out the stage monday. >> she's going to talk about the president that she knows, the husband she married and of course, the father to her children. >> reporter: maryland's governor and san antonio's mayor, julian castro also speak tonight. castro is the first latino to give a keynote address. the same spot president obama had in 2004. >> the first lady i'm sure is going to deliver a very positive message. governor o'malley and mine is an optimis
the stage where we will see michelle obama. but not where we will see the president, he'll be a few blocks away at the bank of america stadium. one more day of campaigning before he arrives to make his case here in charlotte. last night, president obama told hurricane victims -- >> nobody's a democrat or a republican, we're all just americans. >> but not in charlotte this week. he'll accept the democratic nomination for president on thursday. >> on thursday night i'm going to...